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Where does “хан” come from?
хан (Chechen) comes from Georgian ხანი, from Turkic khān.
хан
(Chechen): time
Definitions
time
Ancestry of “хан”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Georgian
ხანი
A period of time; time; age; hole
2
Turkic
khān
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